HC Deb 19 April 2004 vol 420 cc114-5W
Miss McIntosh

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answers of 17 March,Official Report, columns 350–1W, on school buses (sex offenders), if he will list the instances in which Criminal Records Bureau checks have been made mandatory under legislation other than the Police Act 1997. [163243]

Ms Blears

The principal provisions currently in force in England as regards those working with children includethe Protection of Children Act 1999 (all persons applying for a childcare position with a childcare organization—as defined); the Children's Homes Regulations 2001 (all providers, managers and employees); the Fostering Services Regulations 2002 (all providers, managers and employees); and the Voluntary Adoption Agencies and the Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003 (all providers, managers and employees).